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From Balesio Software:
FILEminimizer Office compress PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and Excel spreadsheets without changing the file formats. FILEminimizer Office reduces the size of PowerPoint, Word & Excel files by up to 98% using an intelligent compression technique for graphics and embedded objects which preserves the original file format and quality. The optimized files are then much smaller, safer and ideal for sharing and sending via e-mail. Recipients don't need the software to edit or view the optimized files. Mailboxes, servers and networks are relieved and loading time is accelerated. Why FILEminimizer Office is what you need: Reduce the size of all Microsoft Office files by up to 98%: a 50 MB file can be reduced to less than 1 MB. Supports Microsoft Office 2007: Compress DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files. Keep the original file format. no unzipping required. Pack and Go: send optimized email attachments with one click. Search Wizard: find all PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and Excel spreadsheets on PCs and networks. Outlook & Lotus Notes Add-in: compress Excel, Word and PowerPoint attachments automatically before sending. Windows 7 compatibility FILEminimizer Office also exists as Server edition with a lot more features for companies and organizations willing to improve continuously their storage management.

I went to the company's site and downloaded the Fileminimizer Suite (http://www.balesio.com/fileminimizersuite/eng/download.php) and installed it for the express purpose of compressing a single Powerpoint file that was giving me trouble.

I then launched the program, compressed the file, and was mildly pleased to see it had shrunk from 10mb to 7mb. I then opened my Powerpoint to see how my presentation looked post-compression.

Imagine my shock when I saw, boldly planted IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERY SLIDE, a big watermark saying "OPTIMIZED USING TRIAL VERSION WWW.BALESIO.COM".

The "Free to try (Watermark after 12 optimizations)" is an outright lie. It puts a watermark on your file ON THE FIRST TRIAL.

I can understand putting watermarks on if they want to. But misleading users so that we waste time downloading, installing, and using their program only to find the "watermark after 12 optimizations" is an outright lie and it puts on the watermark on the FIRST OPTIMIZATION is disgusting.

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